NY Esthetics State Board Exam Review
w/ Appearance Enhancement Exam
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Person - ✔✔Individual, firm, limited liability company, parternership, or corporation
The practice of esthetics - ✔✔Providing (for a fee) services to enhance the appearance of
the face, neck, arms, legs and shoulders (by using compounds or procedures including
makeup, eyelashes, depilatories, tonics, lotions, waxes, sanding and tweezing).
Should not include the practice of electrology
Esthetician License application should be accompanied by - ✔✔A certificate of a
licensed physician, showing that the esthetician does not have any infectious/
contagious diseases. (Certificate must be issued within 30 days prior to the date of
license application)
Age to qualify for application of Esthetician license - ✔✔17
Age to apply for a business license - ✔✔18
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,Licenses expiration date (after date of issue) - ✔✔4 years
Fee for failure to renew license within 1 year of expiration date - ✔✔$10
Failure to renew license within 5 years of expiration date - ✔✔Must retake state board
exam
What word must be stamped on a duplicate license? - ✔✔Duplicate
What license number must be on a duplicate license? - ✔✔The same number as the
original license
Fee for: Esthetics License Application - ✔✔$40
Fee for: Esthetics License Renewal - ✔✔$40
Fee for: Business License - ✔✔$60
Fee for: Business License Renewal - ✔✔$60
Fee for: Written Examination - ✔✔$15
Fee for: Practical Examination - ✔✔$15
Fee for: Duplicate License Certificate - ✔✔$15
Fee for: Duplicate License Certificate of one lost, destroyed - ✔✔$10
Fee for: Changing your name on a business license - ✔✔$30
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,Fee for: Changing your name on a personal license - ✔✔$10
Fee for: Changing the address on a license - ✔✔$10
The fees set by the appearance enhancement are set for a period of how long? - ✔✔4
years
What causes suspension and revocation of license or a fine not exceeding $500? - ✔✔a.
fraud or bribery to obtain a license, registration, permission to take an exam
b. Making a false statement in an application
c. Failure to display license
OSHA stands for - ✔✔Occupational Safety & Health Administration
EPA stands for - ✔✔Environmental Protection Agency
Disinfection - ✔✔Process that kills or destroys most disease causing microorganisms.
Sanitation - ✔✔Process of making objects clean and safe to use. Must clean first.
Sterilization - ✔✔Process that kills all disease causing microorganisms.
Cleaning - ✔✔Physical removal of visible dust, soil (wet), and foreign material. Must
clean before disinfection and sterilization.
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, Where must the owner post their New York State license? - ✔✔At the entrance of the
business
Where must an esthetician must post their license? - ✔✔Entrance of the business or
their work station
Where must the owner post their business license? - ✔✔The entrance or reception area
Disinfectants must be registered by? - ✔✔The EPA
Disinfectant labels must - ✔✔Have active ingredients and scope of activity (example:
bacteriacidal)
EPA approved disinfectants: - ✔✔Ethyl alcohol (70%)
Isopropyl alcohol (99%)
Phenolics
QUATZ
Bleach
Iodophors
Methods for sterilization - ✔✔Autoclave or immerse in for 10 hours
After each use - combs, brushes and other implements that are used on the hair/ electric
razor heads, cuticles scissors, and other implements which may abrade or clip
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w/ Appearance Enhancement Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Person - ✔✔Individual, firm, limited liability company, parternership, or corporation
The practice of esthetics - ✔✔Providing (for a fee) services to enhance the appearance of
the face, neck, arms, legs and shoulders (by using compounds or procedures including
makeup, eyelashes, depilatories, tonics, lotions, waxes, sanding and tweezing).
Should not include the practice of electrology
Esthetician License application should be accompanied by - ✔✔A certificate of a
licensed physician, showing that the esthetician does not have any infectious/
contagious diseases. (Certificate must be issued within 30 days prior to the date of
license application)
Age to qualify for application of Esthetician license - ✔✔17
Age to apply for a business license - ✔✔18
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,Licenses expiration date (after date of issue) - ✔✔4 years
Fee for failure to renew license within 1 year of expiration date - ✔✔$10
Failure to renew license within 5 years of expiration date - ✔✔Must retake state board
exam
What word must be stamped on a duplicate license? - ✔✔Duplicate
What license number must be on a duplicate license? - ✔✔The same number as the
original license
Fee for: Esthetics License Application - ✔✔$40
Fee for: Esthetics License Renewal - ✔✔$40
Fee for: Business License - ✔✔$60
Fee for: Business License Renewal - ✔✔$60
Fee for: Written Examination - ✔✔$15
Fee for: Practical Examination - ✔✔$15
Fee for: Duplicate License Certificate - ✔✔$15
Fee for: Duplicate License Certificate of one lost, destroyed - ✔✔$10
Fee for: Changing your name on a business license - ✔✔$30
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,Fee for: Changing your name on a personal license - ✔✔$10
Fee for: Changing the address on a license - ✔✔$10
The fees set by the appearance enhancement are set for a period of how long? - ✔✔4
years
What causes suspension and revocation of license or a fine not exceeding $500? - ✔✔a.
fraud or bribery to obtain a license, registration, permission to take an exam
b. Making a false statement in an application
c. Failure to display license
OSHA stands for - ✔✔Occupational Safety & Health Administration
EPA stands for - ✔✔Environmental Protection Agency
Disinfection - ✔✔Process that kills or destroys most disease causing microorganisms.
Sanitation - ✔✔Process of making objects clean and safe to use. Must clean first.
Sterilization - ✔✔Process that kills all disease causing microorganisms.
Cleaning - ✔✔Physical removal of visible dust, soil (wet), and foreign material. Must
clean before disinfection and sterilization.
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, Where must the owner post their New York State license? - ✔✔At the entrance of the
business
Where must an esthetician must post their license? - ✔✔Entrance of the business or
their work station
Where must the owner post their business license? - ✔✔The entrance or reception area
Disinfectants must be registered by? - ✔✔The EPA
Disinfectant labels must - ✔✔Have active ingredients and scope of activity (example:
bacteriacidal)
EPA approved disinfectants: - ✔✔Ethyl alcohol (70%)
Isopropyl alcohol (99%)
Phenolics
QUATZ
Bleach
Iodophors
Methods for sterilization - ✔✔Autoclave or immerse in for 10 hours
After each use - combs, brushes and other implements that are used on the hair/ electric
razor heads, cuticles scissors, and other implements which may abrade or clip
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